Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:53:10 +0100 From: Cristiano Deana <cristiano.deana@gmail.com> To: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Robert Fitzpatrick <robert@webtent.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading a FreeBSD 7.1 server Message-ID: <CAO82ECEspwhmTpyQnMAkHPzdds631QwocLKSq-%2Btr2YZpcc9_A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2320530.UhQR8an0Kq@curlew.lan> References: <54B7E910.60206@webtent.org> <2320530.UhQR8an0Kq@curlew.lan>
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 5:37 PM, Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> wrote: >> Is it possible to upgrade a FreeBSD 7.1 server, perhaps a step up >> process to 8.4 first? We have a virtual server that we prefer not to >> reinstall all packages. > > Packages are not compatible between major revision levels of the OS so you'll > need to reinstall all your packages anyway whatever upgrade route you take. Why not? # grep COMPAT_FREEBSD7 GENERIC options COMPAT_FREEBSD7 # Compatible with FreeBSD7 -- Cris, member of G.U.F.I Italian FreeBSD User Group http://www.gufi.org/
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